decision making
CFO Journal: For Controllers, a New Agenda: Delivering More Value
“Controllers, as independent observers, are in an ideal position to bring more structure and discipline to decision-making processes, ensuring value...
CostTalk Q&A: Guide to Implementing an Effective Cost System
Many organizations invest significant time and effort into cost systems, yet still struggle to produce insights that decision-makers trust and...
CostTalk Q&A: Profitability Beyond Gross Margin
Gross margin is often treated as the primary indicator of performance, yet it rarely tells the full story of profitability....
Transform the Quoting Process for Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing with Cost-Based Quoting
by Matthew Smith For engineer-to-order businesses that manufacture products designed by their customers, the traditional CPQ process does not work....
What’s The Right Way to Use What-if Analytics?
“When making forecasts, there is a big difference between known levers of change and newly discovered and yet-unproven “nuggets” of...
Productive Relationships are Key to CFO Success
With business disruptions mounting and the COVID-19 crisis continuing to impact companies, CFOs should hone their leadership skills in three...
Are You Really Data-Driven?
“Being a data-driven organization takes more than great technology and quality data. Like other aspects of digital transformation, it requires...
The Value of Costing in Changing Business Environments
Originally presented at the Institute of Management Accountants ACE2021 Conference. Recent events have taught finance and costing leaders that unpredictability...
Modeling Through the Current Crisis
“Creating financial and operating models is critical to creating alignment across the enterprise, and FP&A professionals are making numerous scenarios...